It happened in Central Switzerland

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Zeitschrift: The Swiss observer : the journal of the Federation of Swiss Societies in the UK

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http://www.e-periodica.ch 13th October 1967 THE SWISS OBSERVER 62617 IT HAPPENED IN CENTRAL SWITZERLAND

Central Switzerland now has a Fmima/wntätec/zH/e cost of 2.6m. francs; at that time it meant the death to in Lucerne, the Institute " Akademos Its aim is to fill the postal carriage. the gap in Central Switzerland's educational standard. The At the end of June, the first /! //;«z///a/zrt by helicopter region also desires increased industrial development. in Switzerland took place in Uri, when a dozen calves 1966 was a good year as regards foreign tourists, in were transported by a " Heliswiss " machine from Atting- spite of bad weather, but guests spent shorter holidays hausen to the Gitschental. Much criticism was voiced, there than before. The British tourists showed longest but the Cantonal Government has given its full support. stays, followed by the Belgians. Most nights were In July, the Uri Cantonal Utility Federation for gar- registered by the German guests, fewest by the Scandi- bage removal started work in nine Communes for the time navians. being. An incineration plant will be the next step in the The biggest cattle show in Central Switzerland was scheme. held in Zug early in September, combined with a farmers' The increase in traffic accidents in 1966 amounted to meeting at which "Animal factories or rural cattle breed- about 13%, roughly corresponding to the higher number ing?" was the main theme. A first goods-train diesel of vehicles on the roads. 80% of all accidents happened engine now runs on the Lucerne-Stans-Engelberg line to on the Gotthard route. The Cantonal Government has cope with the vastly increased goods traffic, 19241 tons approached the Confederation's planning authorities with last year as against only 712 in 1964. a view to eliminating the awful bottleneck at Altdorf. In Early in the year, the Lucerne Atoursc/zwtzbimc? Uri's capital, the fifth International Mineral Exchange took invited all nature protection groups of the Cantons con- place early in September; 2,800 visitors came. cerned with the Lake of Lucerne to discuss co-operation The largest credit ever asked for in the history of in protecting the lake shore and in legislating jointly. In Goeschenen was granted by the electorate with 1.325m. 1655, a fishing agreement came into force between Lucerne francs for a new Commune power works. The 16th- and Nidwalden which has been causing strife ever since. century castle A Pro at Seedorf has been fully renovated The Federal Tribunal was approached in 1934 and worked and is now open again, probably the most valuable historic out a new contract. This has now been accepted at last building in Uri. The foundation stone for a new R.C. by the two Cantons, and a bone of contention has been Church at Sisikon was laid in June. buried. The fishing communities of the Lake are against SCHWYZ racing on the FLrwaL/.vtà7tm'Stansstad to lift The Schwyz Cantonal Constitution is to be revised; a a safe stolen at Zofingen and dumped in the lake. The committee of twelve is to study the matter and work out thieves who had been committing crimes for a whole year, proposals. The new President of the Cantonal Council is have been apprehended. the Social Democrat Walter Kuerzi. URI Revenue and Expenditure in 1966 were nearly balanced (on the right side) at under 50m. francs, whilst In 1964, the Canton's Government appointed a study the deficit on road construction and building amounted commission on economy and communications. A synopsis to 1.5m. francs (expenditure of 12m.). The budget of the findings is ready and has been agreed to. The main estimates a loss of jm. francs in the ordinary and 5.7m. in stress will be on finance, and a first report is now being the extraordinary accounts. worked out. The ordinary accounts for 1966 show a deficit An unfavourable decision by the electorate in January of l^m. francs, about half of what had been budgeted, and has had important consequences. The new election law the extraordinary accounts covering road construction, was rejected for the second time, also the law regarding water protection, river correction, etc., finished with a promotion of cattle breeding, and, worst of all, the pro- deficit of over 4m. francs with expenditure standing at posed increase by 20% of motor-vehicle tax. This means 7.4m. that road construction on Schwyz territory will be held up The Canton of Uri possesses great riches in water which for lack of revenue. In April, however, the electorate have been well planned and used in the course of the agreed to two proposals, one regarding an increase in dog- last 50 The Federal Railways alone nearly tax and one on interest rates and repayment of Gn/«<7p/«nr/- years. pay " 400,000 francs p.a. for the SBB power station Amsteg, .vc/zwWm aten Rcck/.y. The district Landsgemeinde " of Goescheneralp-Reuss, Furka-Reuss, Andermatt-Goeschen- the old part of Schwyz took part in May, and the main en and for conducting the Unteralp-Reuss into Lake subject was the mismanagement of investments of the Ritom. power works Glattalp. In June, the electorate of the Can- In 1928, the " Landsgemeinde " was abolished in Uri. ton accepted three proposals handsomely: the new building Nevertheless, the first Sunday in May has remained tradi- project of a trade school Ausserschwyz at Pfaeffikon, the tional voting and election day. The Cantonal Judges were revised finance equalisation law and the law concerning elected, all but one who had to be re-elected a fortnight measures for improved housing. Finally, another definite later. The electorate accepted the regulations proposed " No " in July when the electors refused to have a full-time in connection with the federal sickness and accident law. school psychologist (Referendum). In August, another The Corporation Communes of Uri and Urseren elected Referendum was started against the proposed increase in the Corporation authorities on 21st May. The new mem- pensions to members of the Cantonal Government. The ber of the Government is Werner Huber, Altdorf, in sue- Canton doubled its contribution to hospitals of 2 francs cession to Dr. M. Huber who has become the new per person per day. The College of Nuolen is to be en- OfeergmctopraszTfe«/. larged. The Schoellenen Railway celebrated its golden The decline in building activities in 1966 was 11%, jubilee; it was built by Engineer Richard Zschokke at a though building projects between 1967 and 1971 show an 52618 THE SWISS OBSERVER 13th October 1967 increase of 83% over the previous period. The Schwyz The Owalden " Landsgemeinde " took place in spring, Rat/mus is to be renovated, and the Cantonal Bank has and the business was transacted in two hours. It included donated its old home — it has just moved into a modern the election of a new Lanrfammnwz (Christian Dillier), a building — to the Canton; it will house police and other La/?r7,vtof/7rt//cr (Leo von Wyl), both from Sarnen; con- administrative offices. Its value is over lm. francs. firmation in office of Judges, Presidents and Vice-presi- At the end of August, the new hard-surface runway dents of the Tribunals, Clerks, 0/>er/Etzel electricity works near Einsiedeln produced Girls are to have an improved curriculum at Sarnen, 301m. kwh in 1966, for the first time above 300m. where Latin and Algebra have been added. The question 65% of all the visitors to the Canton were foreigners whether girls could join the Gymmzsr'um is under considéra- in 1966. Brunnen is the resort at the top of the list, fol- tion. At Alpnach, a special school is planned for handi- lowed by Gersau and Einsiedeln. capped children. A new State forest is needed in the Canton to improve Three months after the publication of " Die Tierwelt the soil in the Senneggbach district where subsidence has in Obwalden ", a new work " Die Landammänner des been considerable. A film has been created in three years Standes Obwalden und ihr Wappen " has been published. called " Land und Alpwirtschaft im Kanton Schwyz ", The author is Dr. Pater Ephrem Omlin, Benedictine from which is of great interest and value. Engelberg. The book contains 134 short biographies of A roundabout is being planned to improve traffic all the Cantonal Heads of Government from 1300 to the conditions at Arth. At Brunnen, a new holiday centre present. is to be built on the site where the " Schiller " Hotel used In spring it was 500 years since Brother Klaus began to be before it burned down; it will consist of hotel, his hermit's life " im Ranft A gold and silver coin has restaurant, skyscraper block of flats, shopping centre and been minted, and the proceeds are to be used for a Bruder- private houses. The cost will be 60m. francs. Klaus-Museum at Sächseln. During a commemorative Sh'/Z Einsiedeln is to have the first shelter for cultural exhibition, a wooden statue of the Holyman of the Ranft, treasures in Switzerland; this can also be used in peace- dating to 1504, which is in the LanrZratarauZ of Nidwalden, time, for instance as study rooms for visiting scholars who has been lent h> Obwalden. are not allowed access to all parts of the monastery. In June, the Regierof Obwalden joined their Kuessnacht-am-Rigi is to spend 2.2m. francs for a colleagues of Nidwalden to a meal and Ka//ee/uj'5, in home for old people, and Lachen is to have a modern order to forget the quarrel dating back to 1792. This sports ground. The Lehnenviaduct in the March district event has been successfully arranged annually for many is to be replaced by a concrete bridge, and the Schwyz- years, alternately in one or the other of the two Cantons. Stoos Railway is to be improved. The "Tschiffeler" (Obwaldner) hate to be called this as The new training centre of the Franciscan Lay Order much as the Nidwaldner dislike the expression " Reis- at Morschach was opened in June. säckler The R.C. Commune of Seewen, with a participation On 21st August, the Trach/en/eV took place at of 73% of its voters, has granted women the vote in Church Melchsee-Frutt (2.000m.), and about 200 took part from matters. Seewen is 750 years old. The event is being cele- Central Switzerland. There was folk dancing, and coffee brated with an exhibition of graphic art by the Seewen was served from huge copper cauldrons hanging above artist Moritz Kennel, and a gold coin worth 200 francs open fires. has been minted. The citizens renovated their railway On 15th August, fire badly damaged the aerial cable- station themselves as a communal gesture to commemorate way Lungern-Schoenbueel. The damage amounted to the jubilee. Another unusual jubilee was celebrated by millions of francs. Already, reconstruction work has begun, Mrs. Frieda Schuler-Steiger who has been midwife of and it is being combined with modernising the whole Siebnen for 60 years. Tuggen has the first woman finance installation. Helicopters are used to transport materials. administrator in Schwyz, Miss Paula Bamert. NIDWALDEN Wollerau also celebrates its 750th anniversary. The The smallest Police Corps in Switzerland is that of Munich publisher Wilhelm Goldmann donated 15,000 Nidwalden. But its 21 men had to make 3,000 police francs to the school Commune of Wollerau. reports and 1,200 written reports in 1966. The rapid OBWALDEN increase in work is largely due to a rise in traffic, road The Cantonal Constitution dates back to 1902 and accidents and offences. In the Canton, there are 140km. lacks clarity and uniformity due to numerous partial of rambling paths. For the first time, the authorities have revisions. The electors agreed in May that it was to be supported financially the Nidwalden section of the Swiss revised completely. The draft will be submitted to the Working Party for Rambling Paths. electorate in May 1968. A Constitution Council of 38 Fourteen items were on the agenda of the " Lands-_ members has begun to study the draft under the chairman- gemeinde " at the end of April. It was held in the "Ring" ship of Oèemc/itcr Oskar Imfeid, Lungern. Seven com- at Wil and attended by 3,000 citizens. The visitors in- missions are considering the proposals made by experts eluded the full Council of State of Geneva, high officers and jurists. and foreign diplomats. The new LWammmn is Walter 1966 was a good year for the Canton, economically Vokinger, and his deputy is once again the former speaking. Building construction went up by 5m. to 43m. Landammunn Dr. Alfred Graeni. Dr. Edward Amstad, francs, and for 1967, the total should reach 60 million Stans is the new StonJayhm-, i.e. Councillor of States. francs. The Cantonal Parliament has considered a finance Lumi.s'c/jraèer Werner Wagner retired after 49 years in plan for the next four years, especially regarding new office. The electorate accepted the proposed " cantonalisa- sources of income, (though the 1966 accounts ended with a tion " of the hitherto private KantormpftaZ, introductory small surplus (ordinary) and a small deficit only in the laws regarding traffic, vocational credits for road construe- extraordinary accounts). tion. The only effective opposition to one of the proposals 13th October 1967 THE SWISS OBSERVER 52619

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Omega Watch Co (England) Ltd, Omega House, 67/74 Saffron Hill, London EC1 52622 THE SWISS OBSERVER 13th October 1967 bach, Steinhausen, as new President. He succeeds Pfr. ANGLO-SWISS NEWS ITEMS W. Kuhn who retired after 20 years in office. " Autair International Airways " will run a direct The St. Verena Chapel in Zug, dating from 1705, is to Berne-London-Berne air service this winter (17th Decern- be renovated. In May, a delegation of the Council of ber) according to "Der Bund". The flights would be from Europe in Strasbourg presented the Zug Municipal Presi- Luton and by Hawker Siddely 748 machines. "Swissair" dent with the flag of Europe; this was on the grounds that used to run this line but discontinued the service in 1957. Zug had given outstanding help to Austrian Fuerstenfeld The disturbances caused at an of the after the six receive the appearance soon war. Every year, towns flag, "Rolling Stones" at the Zurich Hallenstadion in were and is the Swiss be awarded after April Zug third town to it, brought again by a Commune Councillor. The and The President of the Citizens' up Monthey Locarno. new Stod/raf of Zurich has now confirmed that in future, tighter is Bossard Council Commune Councillor Walter in succès- measures would have to be taken and that conditions sion Weber. to Emil would have to be made which would cover the taxpayer franc school against losses. The extra police service required at the In the Loreto district of Zug, a 15-million " " centre is to be built in two years. The new hospital Rolling Stones evening cost Fr.12,663.—, offset by building which took four years to erect and cost nearly Fr. 4,728.— in receipts from tickçt taxes. 13 16 million francs, is open, and the new Kirchmatt school A mission of members of the Textile Department was inaugurated in spring, as was the town's kindergarten of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce visited Switzer- in the " Solitude ". The electorate granted a credit of land early in September. They made contact with the 5.1m. francs for a new HAr/cho/, and the Baar citizens one Swiss textile industry and offered for sale English quality of 3f-m. francs for a school centre. The American firm clothes as shown at a fashion parade of children's, babies', of Industrial Chemicals have left Baar, and the Minnesota teenagers', men's and women's clothes. Mining Products are to open at Risch. The Convent of The British Ministry of Technology has commissioned Frauenthal (1231) has received its 38th abbess, Maria the Research Institute Battelle in Geneva to make exten- Dolorosa Willimann. The boarding school of Walterswil sive economic/technical studies of the industry of pressure has been renovated and re-opened for its 150 boys from containers in Great Britain and abroad. Zurich and 25 school children from the village. At the British jersey goods and knitwear were exhibited in end of August, a home for old people was opened at Zurich from 15th to 23rd September. Unteraegeri, which has an interesting feature: in one of The fifth Travelling Exhibition of the " Designers' the wings, a kindergarten has been established. and Art Directors' Association " in London, which com- prises 300 exceptional examples of all branches of British graphic and newspaper design, was shown in Zurich at the GLARUS Kunstgewerbemuseum from 15th to 30th September. The exhibition is in four parts: applied graphic art in publica- tions of all kinds, art and photography, publicity films, A small surplus resulted in the Glarus annual accounts, and complete advertising drives. with revenue standing at 30.3m. francs. It has already A BBC documentary report on the life of Einstein been the " " reported that Landsgemeinde agreed to grant was shown on Swiss TV on 4th October. women partial voting rights. Of the five open-air Parlia- The 5^% issue of Courtaulds shares (50m. Swiss ments, Glarus is the only one which still has the right of francs) which was made at Swiss Stock Exchanges in free the " Married teachers comment from Ring ". women September, had a very good success. Applications received may now remain in office; the Cantonal Government is surpassed the subscription sum to such an extent that empowered to take steps regarding the use of motor allocations will have to be made on a much reduced basis. vehicles, etc., for the shoot, and to pay higher children Finally, two Swiss students, Adolf Murset from allowances for children living abroad of foreign workers Gléresse and Werner Stahel from Zurich have been employed in Glarus; credits were granted for various awarded the British Medal for Bravery by the Royal The with the 6,000 citizens buildings. guests attending Humane Society of Britain. The two young men, though included high officers and officials, as well as the Govern- only mediocre swimmers, rescued an elderly man from ment of the Canton of Schaffhausen. drowning and revived him with artificial respiration at Genc/z toc/zre/6er Dr. K. Luchsinger has been elected Cambridge last May. President of the Lzznzfra/. Representatives of Glarus Com- [A.T.S.] munes founded a utility federation for the removal of garbage, and an incineration plant has been decided upon MERGER SANDOZ—WANDER for which the necessary credits were already granted last At a conference in Basle on 18th September, the year. press two companies Sandoz A.G. and Dr. A. Wander A.G. The new building of the Cantonal Bank was opened explained points regarding their merger which had been in June, and at the end of September, five wool firms announced in a press communiqué earlier. Whilst today, organised an open day to present the important wool Wander's are still able to produce the necessary funds re- industry. The Commune of Obstalden on the Kerenzer- quired for development, the future was less certain. It berg has only 500 inhabitants, yet spends 1.6m. francs on is obvious that any extention of the pharmaceutic depart- a water plant. The Commune Assembly of Naefels agreed ment surpasses the scope and possibilities of a family to the purchase of a factory with small water works. The undertaking. There have been offers from American con- latter will be taken over by the electricity works, and the cerns, but Sandoz has been chosen on account of the building is to be used as stores and workshops, as well as company's reputation which assures Wander's that their for military billets. affairs will develop in the present manner. The firm will (Based on news rece/ved By coizrfesy retain its independence. o/ Agence 2Y/e'grap/ut?Ke Baisse.) [A.T.S.]